The Effects of Aromatherapy Massage on Sleep Quality of Nurses on Monthly Rotating Night Shifts

Table 2

Analysis of differences in PSQI between the two groups before and after intervention.

Variable	Treatment ()						Control ()
	Pretest		Posttest				Pretest		Posttest
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Subjective sleep quality	1.65	0.42	1.32	0.35			1.38	0.38	1.27	0.39		0.360
Sleep latency	1.49	0.81	1.27	0.64		0.056	1.29	0.87	1.30	0.69		0.771
Sleep duration	1.53	0.75	1.35	0.58		0.140	1.22	0.79	1.08	0.56		0.484
Habitual sleep efficiency	1.02	0.65	1.12	0.78		0.453	1.14	0.93	1.38	0.89		0.339
Sleep disturbance	1.18	0.30	1.01	0.21			1.12	0.34	1.02	0.35		0.265
Use of sleeping medication	0.11	0.53	0.14	0.50		0.414	0.02	0.10	0.01	0.05		0.655
Daytime dysfunction	1.92	0.48	1.42	0.55			1.90	0.73	1.51	0.79
PSQI total score	8.89	2.45	7.63	2.22			8.08	2.31	7.58	1.92		0.191

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